Medical Technology - Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Medical Technology from Clarion University of Pennsylvania is a Campus Bachelor Health Administration degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. The Medical Technology Program includes an academic preparation of three years (88 semester hours including general education) at Clarion and a 12-month course of clinical study in a hospital-based school of medical technology accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences, (NAACLS), (32 semester hours). Upon successful completion of two years of prescribed courses at Clarion, the student is eligible to apply for admission to the hospital school. Although application is made through the office of the coordinator of medical technology at Clarion, acceptance is at the discretion of the staff of the clinical school. Clinical school spaces are limited, and admission to the Medical Technology Program at Clarion does not guarantee admission to the clinical school year. Clarion University maintains affiliations with six clinical schools, students may apply to accredited, non-affiliated schools, also. After graduation from Clarion University the student is eligible to take any of several certification examinations. Successful completion of the exam permits practice of the profession in most of the United States. After completion of the clinical year and the awarding of the Bachelor of Science in medical technology degree by Clarion University, students sit for standardized examinations sponsored by accrediting agencies for medical technology. These are: the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) and American Medical Technologists (AMT). Upon successful completion of the exams, students become registered medical technologists. Some states also have their own registry examinations. First-try pass rates for the registry exams are over 90 % for our students from out clinical affiliates. Students who do not pass the first time may take the exam again after a short waiting period. View more details on Clarion University of Pennsylvania . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Health Administration courses.